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3. Under parts not white or whitish, all ons color, ivithout strcaka. 



A. Lcni^th 8*50 inches; slato-color ; cap aud tail black; inhabits the 

 lower y;rowtii ; call-note, nasal ; yong ]ii;;,^lily musical and varied ; Apl. 

 25 to Oct Catbird, page 207. 



B. Length 7'-0 inches; grayish brown; conspicuously crested; u black 

 line through the eye ; tail tipped with yellow ; generally seen in small 

 flocks; note thin and weak Oedah Waxwikg, page 21i>. 



C. Length 5-50 inches; under jiarts crcatn-buff; a conspicuous whitish 

 line over the eye ; upper parts rcddisli brown; movements active; tail 

 carried erect ; haunts lower growth ; notes loud and striking; resident 

 from New York city southward .... Cai;olixa Wren, page 244. 



4. Throat and upper breast black or slate-color, very dlil'erent from the 

 white or chestnut belly. 



A. Throat black. 



a. Lelly and rump chestnut; head, wings, and tail black; length 7'30 

 inches ; haunts orchards and shade trees ; song highly musical ; May 

 to Sept OiicnAKi) Okiole, page 166 



h. Belly white; sides reddish brown; tail black and white ; length 8-35 

 inches; haunts undergrowths ; call-nute, chewuik or trnL']iee\ Apl. :^5 

 to Oct TowiiEE, page 204. 



B. Throat slate-color. 



a. Back and wiugs slate-color; outer tail-feathers aud belly white; 

 length 6*25 inches; haunts generally on or near the ground about 

 shrubbery; Oct. to Apl Jl'nco, page 1D2. 



5. Throat strealicd with black and white ; rest of under parts reddish brown ; 

 upper parts grayish slate-color; length lU'OO inches . Luein, page 200, 



